Category: Money

Wisconsin’s Group Insurance Board will seek bids in July for a company to manage a possible self-insurance program. If officials move ahead with the plan, it would pay health costs for state workers directly. In the meantime,

New federal rules will make millions more workers eligible for overtime pay. U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and his Democratic opponent in this fall’s election, Russ Feingold, are butting heads on the U.S. Department of Labor’s new

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says Wisconsin-based Ashley Furniture has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle alleged safety violations at four of its plants. The agency said Wednesday that Ashley Furniture entered

Wisconsin ranked 36th in the nation in private-sector job growth in 2015, according to numbers released on Wednesday that economists regard as the “gold standard” of job metrics. The numbers also show that from 2011

Groups representing Wisconsin counties, cities and towns are calling for more funding to repair roads across the state. The cost of delayed road projects is causing local government leaders and lawmakers to reconsider how the

The income gap between the wealthy and poor in Wisconsin remains at near-record levels, according to a study released on Tuesday. Conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the non-partisan Wisconsin Budget Project, the study found the

Walker announcing the end of his presidential run in September. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker still owes more than $807,000 in campaign debt from his failed presidential bid that ended nine months ago. His latest campaign

The median price for an existing home in Wisconsin is now $161,622, up 4.9 percent from last April, according to a new study. The monthly study is from the Wisconsin Realtors Association, an industry group.

A multifaceted research initiative looking at Wisconsin’s forests and the industry they support is starting to bear fruit. This spring, researchers have been presenting their findings from various projects that are part of the Wisconsin

A proposed gold and zinc mine in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is drawing opposition from the Menominee Tribe of Indians. Aquila Resources wants to run an 83-acre open pit mine near the Menominee River which drains